Sunday, October 22, 2017

Should Kids Go To Fright Fest At Six Flags?

And the year before that she was Lydia from Beetlejuice. She absolutely loves that movie. (My son was Beetlejuice!)

She even had a Five Nights At Freddy's birthday party. It's a game where things can pop out at you. You'd think Natalie would freak out, but nope, she found the whole game hilarious. (Meanwhile, I keep leaping out of my seat whenever a jump scare would occur on the screen to the point where Natalie would be all, "Could you chill?")

So I knew she'd be fine at Fright Fest. Fright Fest, for those who don't know, is the scary events that occur at Six Flags after 6. I know some might be curious if it's appropriate for kids. My answer?

It depends on your kid.

Do they scare easily? Do they LIKE scary things? I would not force a wary kid to go. I saw several of those. One little girl in front of us at a haunted house location was flipping out to the point where her parents eventually took her someplace else.

But if your kid is like MY kid and LOVES things that go bump in the night? Take them! On the official Six Flags page it states that the scares might be too intense for kids younger than 12. My daughter is 10 and as I've stated, she's fine. She's been doing scary things like this since she was 8. I saw kids as young as ONE being led through haunted houses. Some did okay. Others freaked out.

Your kid can dress in their costume too! And yes, there are kid friendly things to do during the day. Tweety Bird and friends are in their costumes and pass out candy in a section of the park.

The rides are open during the day AND night. My daughter did them during the day. I did not. The good thing about Six Flags is if your kid is tall enough, they can ride alone.

Later in the evening, the haunted houses open up. If you don't like waiting, I do recommend the express pass. They start off at $25. We didn't get one only because we knew we'd only pick two houses. We did the Carn-Evil 3D house and the Blood Bayou path. We went to the Carn-Evil 3D one about 20 minutes before it opened and the line wasn't long.

There are also Scare Zones around the park. Natalie obviously loved the clown one.

Many of the characters WILL stop for photos if you ask politely. Be sure to tell them thank you afterwards.

There was also an Aftermath area:

And a zombie area:

The characters LOVE to follow you when you aren't aware. This zombie did it to Natalie and she realized it and was like, "Hey, what's your problem, zombie?"

(There are other scare zones too.)

Bottom line? Take your children to Fright Fest if they'll enjoy it.

So would YOU go to Fright Fest? If you have kids, do they like this sort of thing?

101 comments:

i will actually not force the kids if they dont want to. I want them to know what to expect in there so that they wont be surprised and just leave. If they are not ready, that's fine. I know how it feels to be really scared lol

My dad let me watch anything and everything scary growing up. He made it clear that that was the make believe world and not real. I know a lot of parents are going to disagree but I think there's nothing wrong with it!! It's important that kids understand it's not real, just dress up, just fake. I used to laugh at all the Freddy movies as a kid and I thought Jason was so lame. Though I didn't laugh at those twins in The Shining. That shit was scary. Hahahaha

I love how your daughter gets so into Halloween! Unfortunately Halloween isn't as big over here in Australia as it could be! The last time I went into a haunted house was when my brother was in primary school and he cried his way through it. I personally love going through things like that as long as it's done well!!

I have never been to a fright fest. I don't really like scary things and scary movies. I don't really get scared but they are just awkward to me. I know it is all fake. I think kids can go to scary things if they are not the kind that get spooked too easily

Hadn't heard of this before but it looks really cool, definitely love Halloween - always have and always will be don't think parents should be pushing children into something that is purposefully designed to scare

I dont know about my kid she is on'y two but I do know I would looooove to go! As you daughter, I am a big fan of horror! It seems as in the US you guys has so many cool place to go on Halloween while here in Switzerland we dont much.

I think my kids would be a little scared to go, especially my younger daughter. FOr us, Halloween is still fun and cartoon-ish. We're not really doing the frightful creepy stuff yet... at least not this year.

Your daughter is way braver than I am! I'm a big chicken when it comes to scary stuff! My kiddo would not too good with it either. It really does look like it would be a lot of fun for those of us that do not get scared.

I think it totally depends on the child. My daughter sounds a lot like your daughter. We have an annual haunted hay ride that we go on every year here, and we've been going for the last eight years. So she would have been 5 when we started. She loves it!

Yes, Its true that it depends on our kids if they want or they don't want. Like your daughter Natalie she is a huge fan of a horror and its nice and easy to handle it, for sure. and this fright fest at six is really perfect for her.

Your daughter is fearless and so brave.So,it is good if she attends such fest as long as she likes.In my case,I don't like horror including such films.So,I dont allow my kid to expose on such horror in his small days.But he will decide when he grows up.

This is not my kind of fun. I'd love the daytime activities though, but after 6pm, I will be in my hotel room watching TV or sleeping. No scary things for me. My kids would love to go, so with my husband. They can enjoy. I'll be in the room waiting for them. Haha.

I agree with you, I think it all depends on the child. My kids would love it though, I am just not sure if I have enough courage to go with them. I get startled really easy and haunted houses give me the chills.

GAH! My last comment automatically posted before I finished! I was going to compliment your children but didn't get to finish. Anyway, your kids are awesome! I miss Six Flags so much, especially during Halloween. I moved to OR which doesn't have amusement parks :(

I agree that it depends on the child. My kids aren't into scary things so they wouldn't enjoy this. They also have a little bit of sensory overload so this would set that off. However, I hope as they get older they will enjoy some scary tbings. I sometimes like scary things depending on what it is. I think it is cool your kids are really into scary and spooky things.

I have always LOVED Halloween. My neighbourhood always went all out with decorations and haunted houses. We always watched scary movies when I was younger as well. Well there was the caveat that if we watched it and got scared during the night, we still had to sleep in our own bed. Halloween has always been my favourite holiday. I still celebrate it here in Australia even thought its not really a thing.

I would like to try Fright Fest.. It looks like a fun place with all the scary costumes and characters. Your pictures remind of the series 'American Horror Story.' I watched that series and I found it intriguing and scary at the same time. I think Fright Fest would be that kind of experience.

I can imagine it is so different for everyone - I love horror films but not sure I could cope with some scare fests (I hate ghost trains for instance). So I think I agree with you that its different for every child.

I think it would depend on how old the child id or what they like. My son is 13 now and has loved frightening things for a few years. I would definitely take my son only because I know he would love it.

I completely agree with you that it depends on the child. If your child loves scary things, why shouldn't they go to Fright Fest and enjoy themselves? Also, your daughter is so adorable! I love her and her brother's Beetlejuice costumes!

That's awesome! Love that Natalie enjoys scary stuff, I'd be totally scared if that were me! It's good to ask them about the fright fest and if they'd love to go or would rather skip it. You're totally right, it depends on your child.